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Samuel Bell (1798-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1798.
Silversmith; jeweler;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1840-41, 1844-45.
Died in 1882
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Calvin Brown (1827-1889) —
also known as John C. Brown —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., January
6, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; Governor of
Tennessee, 1871-75; president, Texas and Pacific Railroad;
president, Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad
Company; president, Bon Air Coal
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1888.
Died in Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn., August
17, 1889 (age 62 years, 223
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) —
also known as H. Clay Evans —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in McAlisterville, Juniata
County, Pa., June 18,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
iron and railway
car manufacturer; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1892,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1894; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1896;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in London, 1902-05; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1918.
Died, from heart
disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., December
12, 1921 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) —
of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton
County), Ga.
Born in Tennessee, 1820.
Tinsmith; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49; deputy
sheriff.
Stabbed
and killed by
a prisoner he was escorting, in May, 1852
(age about
31 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Rufus King Polk (1866-1902) —
also known as Rufus K. Polk —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., August
23, 1866.
Democrat. Chemist;
iron manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1899-1902; died
in office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1902 (age 35 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Danville, Pa.
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Millwright;
foundry owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga,
Tenn., 1877-82; hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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